‘I wasn’t so confident I could win today; It was probably the best race win of the season’ – Rea

Jonathan Rea was the man of the day in the Superbike category by repeating the win he took on saturday in the first race. This time the british went through more difficulties and took some time to recover after a less positive start, and would eventually win after a hard duel with Chaz Davies.

‘We got it done and it was probably the best race win of the season. Coming from ninth on the grid, it was so difficult. I was not so confident I could win today. In fact, it was Fabien Foret, who kept talking me round. I think I was over-thinking the first lap a lot – and my track position – coming from the outside of row three. I lost places in the first corner but eventually I was able to stick in some passes’, the rider told in an official statement.

About the strategy he adopted for the race and on the record obtained, here’s what the world champion said:

– I wasted no time so when I arrived with Chaz I was able to relax a little bit behind him and understand where I could pass him. I tried two or three times, but he was determined to come back. The final time I made it through, into the Variante Alta, it was time to put my head down, set two clean laps and make a gap. It was really nice to equal the record total of race wins, and with a long season left I feel confident that I can extend my win tally, and that is super-nice.